News: Special Collections and Archives
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A dive into UNLV Special Collections and Archives offers up pink inspiration for Barbieland fans.
A collection of news stories highlighting the experts and student changemakers at UNLV.
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The historical newspaper, published from 1963 to 2014, focused on Las Vegas’ Black community.
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UNLV Special Collections exhibition showcases the work produced by activists, artists, and researchers dedicated to protecting the land and species that make Nevada unique.
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“Menus, Theater, and the Marketplace” lecture scheduled July 14.
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A bottomless hole, a tiny fish, and an ongoing preservation legacy that took a UNLV professor all the way to the Supreme Court and created one of North America's most important conservation sites.
Explore the UNLV Libraries’ Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project
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Former Caesars executive Robert Paluzzi's panoramic photos, now a part of Special Collections, chronicle '70s and '80s Las Vegas and well beyond.
UNLV Special Collections' archive of Las Vegas entertainment materials tell the story of this unique form of entertainment.
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Las Vegas Sun cartoonist Mike Smith’s enduring legacy of political commentary, art, and wit will now be a permanent part of UNLV Special Collections.
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More than 13,000 illustrations from noted Las Vegas Sun editorial cartoon artist Mike Smith will be preserved, archived, and made available for research.
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Oral History Research Center Director Claytee White examines redevelopment plans for neighborhood in next episode of 'We Need to Talk'